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The Beatles Anthology: June '67 to July '68 finds the band continuing to create great music while simultaneously revealing the first seeds of their painful dissolution. Utilizing rare archival footage, interviews produced specifically for this documentary, and a cornucopia of music, this episode of The Beatles Anthology begins with the band performing "All You Need Is Love" on the Our World global satellite television spectacular. Led by George who had abandoned LSD for religion, the band become involved with transcendental meditation and that movement's founder, the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. They travel to India with the Maharishi. When their time in India comes to an end, the film provides a montage of the time spent there to the haunting "Across the Universe." While there, Beatles manager Brian Epstein dies. The film offers a poignant montage of Epstein to the strains of "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away." The band returns home and begins work on a new film, Magical Mystery Tour. The band bristles at Paul's take-charge attitude. This documentary features extensive clips from the movie including performances of "Fool on the Hill," "Your Mother Should Know," "I Am the Walrus," and the title track. The boys begin recording The Beatles, better known as The White Album. They send a video for "Hello, Goodbye" to The Ed Sullivan Show. They form Apple in order to manage their business affairs and open the Apple boutique, featuring artwork and clothing. There are clips of the musical artists that were signed to Apple during this time including James Taylor and Badfinger. The Yellow Submarine film is released. This episode concludes with John meeting Yoko Ono, and her subsequent appearances in the recording studio. The band must adjust to this new person in the studio.